The ice has finally melted off the lakes and rivers of the north, and while a good many of you are waiting for fishing season to open, we’re already heading out on the water up here in North Dakota! Since I’m part of the Verizon #VZWBUZZ Lifestyle team and...

Yesterday I was on the fence on whether I should buy a Chromebook or not. For those of you not familiar with Chromebooks, they are cheap, laptop-like devices running Google’s Chrome OS. They have very little onboard memory, HD screens, similar ports to...

Two weeks ago it was sub-zero for a high temperature up here in North Dakota. Today it’s 65°. What a difference a few days make. This warming up gets me fired up to get on my motorcycle, start cleaning up the lawn, and if I’m lucky, get the boat ready to...

It was an exciting week for Android fans as two of the big manufacturers announced new additions to their flagship lines. HTC announced the “early spring” launch of the update to the One M8, the One M9 (seems logical). The M9 will keep the all-metal design...

Hey guys, Valentine’s Day is less than two weeks away. Yeah, I know, didn’t we just do this? But, being a technical consultant and all, I have your back this year, and you ladies as well with some ways you can use your mobile devices to enhance your...

Those who follow this blog know I love to listen to podcasts while I work. It’s great subliminal noise while I am punching through Excel sheets or building another WordPress site. And to listen to and manage all of these podcasts I’ve tried several apps on...

There are two days in the United States that should be holidays, but are not. Black Friday, and today, Super Bowl Sunday. Millions of people will be gathering at home, sports bars and many other places to eat, drink and watch commercials. Oh, and take in a football...

Really the only downside for using an Android tablet for your primary business device was the fact Office was not available. Sure, you could force the Office Mobile app to work or use an alternative application to open and edit Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents,...

If you’re like many mobile phone users you spent much of 2014, especially during the holidays, taking dozens, maybe hundreds of photos on your mobile device. Have you ever thought what would happen if your phone simply stopped working, or worse, if you lost your...

This week’s #VZWBUZZ Twitter chat will be focusing on how to keep your online profile safe, as well as protecting yourself from scams and other harmful activity. With all the various security breaches at large companies and government organizations it’s...